Francis Towne
Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 13
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 13
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from an Important English Collection
Francis Towne
Isleworth, Middlesex 1739 - 1816 London
Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli
Pen and grey ink and watercolour, on laid paper with a fragmentary watermark;
signed, dated and inscribed verso: Castello Madamo / No. 2. / April 22. 1781 / Light coming in from the right hand. / Francis Towne
235 by 324 mm
James White of Exeter (1744-1825); | John Herman Merivale (1779-1844), Towne’s residuary legatee; | by family descent to Dorothea, Lady Bunbury, née Merivale (1888-1951); | with Agnew's, London; | by whom sold to Charles Richard Nairne Routh (1896-1976), 1946; | with Agnew's, London, by 1949; | Sir William Worsley, 4th Bt (1890-1973); | by family descent until, | sale, London, Christie's, 5 June 2003, lot 38; | where acquired by the present owner
Francis Towne
Isleworth, Middlesex 1739 - 1816 London
Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli
Pen and grey ink and watercolour, on laid paper with a fragmentary watermark;
signed, dated and inscribed verso: Castello Madamo / No. 2. / April 22. 1781 / Light coming in from the right hand. / Francis Towne
235 by 324 mm
James White of Exeter (1744-1825); | John Herman Merivale (1779-1844), Towne’s residuary legatee; | by family descent to Dorothea, Lady Bunbury, née Merivale (1888-1951); | with Agnew's, London; | by whom sold to Charles Richard Nairne Routh (1896-1976), 1946; | with Agnew's, London, by 1949; | Sir William Worsley, 4th Bt (1890-1973); | by family descent until, | sale, London, Christie's, 5 June 2003, lot 38; | where acquired by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, which included the work Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli by Francis Towne. The price achieved of GBP 25,200.00 (€ 29,552.23) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Francis Towne achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 289,250.00 (€ 347,790.53).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries durch, in der auch die Arbeit Castel Madama, above the River Aniene, near Tivoli von Francis Towne zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 25.200,00 (€ 29.552,23) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Francis Towne erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 289.250,00 (€ 347.790,53).
Francis Towne - Auction history
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